Prakash Jha’s Aarakshan set demolished

Local bodies in Bhopal demolished a major portion of film Aarakshan’s set following orders from the District Magistrate’s office.

Local bodies in Bhopal demolished a major portion of film

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Aarakshan’s

set following orders from the District Magistrate’s office. Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan were to complete shooting some scenes at that location later this month.

Prakash Jha Productions had taken the land on lease from Minal Residency Group, not realising that it was disputed. Shooting began towards the end of January and continued till March on the now-demolished set that had a bungalow that belongs to the character played by Amitabh Bachchan and a

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(cowshed), where informal schools were set up.